Plural S Pronunciation Worksheet
How to say it (Listen to the sound before -s): After a quiet sound (p, t, k, f): say s — cats, books, cups. After a voiced sound (b, g, l, m, n, r, v or a vowel): say z — dogs, pens, trees. After s, z, sh, ch or j sounds: add an extra beat iz — buses, watches, pages.
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- 1.How does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
- 2.How does the -s ending of “jumps” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
- 3.How does the -s ending of “days” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 4.How does the -s ending of “bells” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
- 5.How does the -s ending of “boys” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 6.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “sings”? (a) coats (b) roses (c) plays
- 7.Listen: how does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 8.Listen: how does the -s ending of “calls” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
- 9.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “chips”? (a) plates (b) faces (c) pages
- 10.How does the -s ending of “bags” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
- 11.How does the -s ending of “bridges” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
- 12.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “lakes”? (a) bags (b) jumps (c) rooms
- 13.Listen: how does the -s ending of “cats” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
- 14.How does the -s ending of “roses” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 15.Listen: how does the -s ending of “watches” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 16.How does the -s ending of “cats” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 17.Listen: how does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
- 18.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “roofs”? (a) faces (b) bridges (c) maps
- 19.Listen: how does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 20.Listen: how does the -s ending of “changes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
- 21.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “knows”? (a) cups (b) cats (c) rooms
- 22.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “parks”? (a) boys (b) sits (c) pens
- 23.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “books”? (a) cats (b) sings (c) calls
- 24.How does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
- 25.Listen: how does the -s ending of “buses” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 26.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “glasses”? (a) parks (b) songs (c) boxes
- 27.How does the -s ending of “coats” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
- 28.How does the -s ending of “songs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
- 29.How does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
- 30.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “bags”? (a) boxes (b) birds (c) pages
- 31.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “boxes”? (a) sits (b) trees (c) changes
- 32.How does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
- 33.How does the -s ending of “cups” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
- 34.How does the -s ending of “walks” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 35.How does the -s ending of “prizes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 36.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “walks”? (a) sits (b) shoes (c) days
- 37.Listen: how does the -s ending of “birds” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
- 38.How does the -s ending of “trees” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
- 39.Listen: how does the -s ending of “washes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
- 40.Listen: how does the -s ending of “maps” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
Answer key
- “s” sound
- “s” sound
- “z” sound
- “z” sound
- “z” sound
- plays
- “s” sound
- “z” sound
- plates
- “z” sound
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- jumps
- “s” sound
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- “s” sound
- “s” sound
- maps
- “s” sound
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- rooms
- sits
- cats
- “s” sound
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- boxes
- “s” sound
- “z” sound
- “s” sound
- birds
- changes
- “s” sound
- “s” sound
- “s” sound
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- sits
- “z” sound
- “z” sound
- “iz” (an extra beat)
- “s” sound
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